CVE-2009-2841
The HTMLMediaElement::loadResource function in html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r49480, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0.4 on Mac OS X, does not perform the expected callbacks for HTML 5 media elements that have external URLs for…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The HTMLMediaElement::loadResource function in html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r49480, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0.4 on Mac OS X, does not perform the expected callbacks for HTML 5 media elements that have external URLs for media resources, which allows remote attackers to trigger sub-resource requests to arbitrary web sites via a crafted HTML document, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a media element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality, aka rdar problem 7271202.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.91% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://osvdb.org/59941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
- http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/apple-patches-critical-safari-vulnerabilities-111109
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/49480
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36996
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023167
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1801
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525791
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54242
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.